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I went over to the kitchen, excited for dinner. We were having Mac and Cheese again, and it had been so yummy that first night!

Sarah Margaret was tasting it as I walked up. She frowned and ate another noodle.

“Is something wrong with it, Sarah Margaret?”

“Um… I’m not really sure. You wanna try it?”

I took the noodle off the spoon and popped it into my mouth. Something was definitely wrong. That was not Mac and Cheese. It was sweet, gritty, and very nasty. I couldn’t tell Sarah Margaret that though – it was what we were going to be having for dinner, and I didn’t want to upset her.

“Maybe we should have Katie taste it? That’s probably from another dinner, because that does NOT taste like cheese.”

“That’s a good idea. Hey Katie, can you come here?”

Katie came over from where she was sitting and took the noodle. She started laughing when she swallowed.

“You put the cornbread mix in the mac and cheese?” She couldn’t stop laughing. “Well, we’re going to have an interesting dinner tonight, that’s for sure!”

Sarah Margaret was laughing as she went back to get her dinner things. I realized that I’d forgotten my dinner things too. I ran to catch up to her, being careful not to get stuck on all the thorns that surrounded the path.

“So Sarah Margaret… What happened in the car this afternoon? I wasn’t there, and when I got in there everything was weird.”

“Luke and Bobby were talking to the girls about complaining. That’s all.”

I wanted to know more, but I figured I’d ask Luke when we were taking care of the bear hang that night. He would tell me.

We went back to the kitchen and ate dinner. Most of the crew ate it smothered in Texas Pete, but we all ate it. Our only other option was to go hungry.

I don’t think any of us will ever forget that meal. It’s really hard to forget a meal like Cornbread Mac. I know that any time I eat Mac and Cheese, I think about our Cornbread Mac and laugh, remembering how nasty it tasted.

I wouldn’t like to eat it again, but it makes good story! 😀

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